Do you hear the birds chirping? Have you noticed the daffodils blooming?
This can only mean one thing: spring is here, and with that, Staffology Payroll has received some great new features!
In this blog, we’ve covered some of the recent product updates and what they mean for you.
Changes to statutory sick pay (SSP)
As part of the first wave of reforms to the Employment Rights Act 2025 coming in April 2026, statutory sick pay is undergoing a structural change.
Firstly, the Employment Rights Act 2025 removes the three day wait, meaning SSP will be payable from the first day of illness and employees will no longer need to wait until the fourth day to claim sick pay.
In addition, the lower salary threshold (LEL) will be abolished, which means that PAS will become accessible to all employees, regardless of their income.
To support these changes, the team has been working hard to update Staffology Payroll, ensuring all of these changes are reflected in the system to keep you compliant:
- Where an employee’s average weekly salary is below the standard SSP flat rate, Staffology Payroll will automatically calculate their entitlement at 80% of that average weekly salary.
- Staffology Payroll will automatically calculate the SSP for all eligible days from that point on.
- Staffology Payroll will automatically switch to payments on day one – no need to “top up” waiting days after switching.
- The system automatically splits calculations at the fiscal year boundary, so employees will not be disadvantaged for absences and you will not need to intervene manually in these scenarios.
In our recent Product Update webinar, we also covered other system updates to account for other changes coming in April.
Watch the webinar here
Average holiday pay
Staffology Payroll now supports calculating average time off using days rather than hours, providing a more accurate result for flextime workers.
In the system, “days worked” and “payroll” can now be imported and then used in calculating the daily average.
Multiple pay slip downloads
Following strong customer demand (the most voted feature request on the Staffology ideas portal), users can now download multiple payslips for an employee over a chosen date range.
Simply select a date range and the system will find all available payslips there.
You can then download them as individual PDFs in a zip file or as a single combined payslip document.
You asked, we delivered: tax code navigation, reporting, and history
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Bonus: how to manage the end of the year in Staffology Payroll
Around this time of year, we often get a lot of questions about how to handle the end of the year in Staffology Payroll.
During the recent product update webinar, the team walked through the process, demonstrating how simple it is.
Once the last pay period of the fiscal year is completed in the system, users are automatically given the option to “start the year-end process.”
From there, simply follow the on-screen instructions.
When the tax year is closed, Staffology Payroll will automatically roll over into the new tax year.
Webinar: what’s new in Staffology Payroll
Want to know more? During our recent Staffology Payroll product update webinar, the team also covered:
- Legislative changes 2026/27
- Upcoming Features
- Product Roadmap
- What AI Means for Payroll Professionals
- And much more!
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